Thursday, December 30, 2010

Retreating to the familiar

"Jamie in Sunshine"14" x 12"Watercolor

After a few paintings done with unfamiliar mediums, I retreated to watercolor. This is my granddaughter Jamie, 16, as she sat on the edge of the water at Capitola. I did an earlier version in acrylic. I find it much easier to mingle colors with watercolor and to obtain soft edges where I want them. I felt like I needed to do a watercolor to make sure I hadn't forgotten how! I will continue to work with both acrylic and the water miscible oils, though.

This watercolour is lovely, revealing your granddaughter's gentle beauty. But I did like the bolder presentation of the acrylic -- the background reflection on the water made an especially striking composition.

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A mixed media artist specializing in figurative, landscape, cityscape, and still life. My art reflects my personal response to the world around me. My inspiration comes from living life to the fullest and includes world travel, bicycle touring, and ballroom dancing.